Financial Services

As a provider of financial services, what keeps you awake at night? The ever-increasing burden of the regulatory environment and the latest pronouncement from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or FINRA? How to make money in a tight interest rate environment and a highly competitive market? Perhaps it’s the relentless globalization of financial markets and the impact on your organization. Like any business, financial institutions require counsel regarding employment issues, intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, litigation and real estate, but your business is complicated by a unique overlay of regulatory issues and market dynamics.

At Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie, we get it. With experience ranging from some of the largest banks in the world to community banks, and from insurance companies to broker-dealers, our finance team understands your business challenges and opportunities. We’re ready to help.

Resources

American Bankers Association – The American Bankers Association is the united voice of America’s hometown bankers¬—small, regional and large banks that together employ more than 2 million people, hold more than $16 trillion in assets, safeguard $12 trillion in deposits and extend more than $8 trillion in loans. www.aba.com

Arizona Division of Banking - The Arizona Department of Financial Institutions (AZDFI), formerly known as the State Banking Department, was originally codified in 1922 and enacted into law in 1973. The purpose of the Department is to safeguard the public welfare by protecting the financial assets of the citizens of Arizona. www.azdfi.gov

California Division of Banking – The Department of Business Oversight (DBO) provides protection to consumers and services to businesses engaged in financial transactions. The Department regulates a variety of financial services, products and professionals. The Department oversees the operations of state-licensed financial institutions, including banks, credit unions, money transmitters, issuers of payment instruments and travelers checks, and premium finance companies. Additionally, the Department licenses and regulates a variety of financial businesses, including securities brokers and dealers, investment advisers, deferred deposit (commonly known as payday loans) and certain fiduciaries and lenders. The Department regulates the offer and sale of securities, franchises and off-exchange commodities. www.dbo.ca.gov

Colorado Bankers Association – CBA works with government to continually improve the banking industry in this rapidly changing environment. CBA focuses on improvements that increase benefits for customers, value for shareholders, and a stronger business climate for our local economies. www.coloradobankers.org

Colorado Division of Banking – The Division of Banking protects the public interest and preserves public trust in the Colorado banking industry by regulating the business of state-chartered commercial banks and trust companies, state licensed money transmitters, and enforcing the Public Deposit Protection Act. www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/division-banking

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a 21st century agency that helps consumer finance markets work by making rules more effective, by consistently and fairly enforcing those rules, and by empowering consumers to take more control over their economic lives. www.consumerfinance.gov

Federal Deposit InsuranceCorporation – The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is an independent agency created by the Congress to maintain stability and public confidence in the nation's financial system by: insuring deposits; examining and supervising financial institutions for safety and soundness and consumer protection; making large and complex financial institutions resolvable; and managing receiverships. www.fdic.gov

Federal Reserve System – Federal Reserve ‌is the central banking system of the United States. www.federalreserve.gov

Independent Bankers of Colorado – The IBC has been successful in supporting Colorado’s thriving independent community banking industry. They have led issues affecting independent community banks at both the state and federal level. The IBC is a member of the Independent Community Bankers Association. www.ibcbanks.org

Independent Bankers of New Mexico – The Independent Community Bankers Association of New Mexico was founded in the mid 1980's by a group of New Mexico bankers concerned with the expansion of large, national and regional banks into the state. www.icbanm.org

Independent Community Bankers of America – the nation’s voice for more than 6,000 community banks of all sizes and charter types, is dedicated exclusively to representing the interests of the community banking industry and its membership through effective advocacy, best-in-class education and high-quality products and services. www.icba.org

Kansas Bankers Association – Supports and assists Kansas banks and Kansas bankers, providing services to assist banks in maximizing both their profitability and their accountability. www.ksbankers.com

Nebraska Bankers Association – The association constantly monitors the banking scene, watchful for new ideas and approaches to help Nebraska’s financial institutions respond to an ever-changing environment. The NBA strives to respond quickly to events that impact its member institutions. Priorities include legislative representation, education, industry promotion and public relations, cost-saving products and services, and an array of other services designed to meet the needs of Nebraska’s banks and savings and loan institutions. www.nebankers.org

New Mexico Bankers Association – The New Mexico Bankers Association, through its membership, plays a vital role in creating a favorable atmosphere under which all banks in the state can thrive, prosper and continue to serve their communities. Never have the challenges facing our industry been so great and the issues so complex. www.nmbankers.com

Nevada Division of Banking – The mission of the Financial Institutions Division is to maintain a financial institutions system for the citizens of Nevada that is safe and sound, protects consumers and defends the overall public interest, and promotes economic development through the efficient, effective and equitable licensing, examination and supervision of depository, fiduciary, and non-depository financial institutions. www.fid.nv.gov

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency – The OCC charters, regulates, and supervises all national banks and federal savings associations as well as federal branches and agencies of foreign banks. The OCC is an independent bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. www.occ.gov

Risk Management Association – The Risk Management Association (RMA) is a not-for-profit, member-driven professional association serving the financial services industry. Its sole purpose is to advance the use of sound risk management principles in the financial services industry. RMA promotes an enterprise approach to risk management that focuses on credit risk, market risk, operational risk, securities lending, and regulatory issues. Founded in 1914, RMA was originally called the Robert Morris Associates, named after American patriot Robert Morris, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Morris, the principal financier of the Revolutionary War, helped establish our country's banking system. www.rmahq.org

Wyoming Bankers Association - The Wyoming Bankers Association (WBA) is a trade association established to serve the needs of the state's banks and thrift institutions. Among other activities, the association provides continuing education, develops and monitors state and federal legislative agendas, disseminates information on all facets of the financial services industry, and promotes the public image of financial institutions. www.wyomingbankers.com